Fantastico! Ci sto :) P.S: tre anni fa mi salvò questo dalla sedentarietà: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oswPhLNL8SA Dovrò solo ricordarmi di contare le flessioni fatte lì per integrarle nella 15000 Push-Ups challenge...
Il giorno dom 30 set 2018 alle ore 23:08 Roberto Franchini [email protected] [it-torino-java-jug] < [email protected]> ha scritto: > > > > join the challenge! > > Detto in italiano: muovete il culo! > > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Heinz Kabutz <[email protected]> > Date: Sun, Sep 30, 2018 at 7:29 PM > Subject: [JavaSpecialists] 15000 Push-Up Challenge > To: <[email protected]> > > > Our career as programmers means we sit a lot. Some have standing or > walking desks. That's great, but not exactly exercise. I teach a lot of > programmers around the world and even though there are some that take care > of themselves, a lot of us do not. > > Last month we did a challenge to try run at least one mile a day for 40 > days without a break. The response was overwhelming, as were the stories > that the finishers sent me afterwards. The biggest complaint I heard was > of Java programmers who had missed the start and thus could not join in the > fun. > > This time we will do a push-up challenge. We start slowly and gradually > build up until we do 5000 push-ups in February 2019, so 15000 in total. > Push-ups are achievable for most people, barring shoulder injuries or other > physical disabilities. We will take our time with this and not force > ourselves to do them every day. > > Here is my thinking: > > 1. We start October 1st, 2018 and finish 28th February 2019. Five months > in total. > 2. Each month gets more difficult, as we also build muscles and strength. > October is 1000 push-ups (bronze), November 2000 (silver), December 3000 > (gold) and January 4000 (platinum). February is the shortest month and at > 5000 push-ups (diamond) also the hardest. 15000 push-ups in total. > 3. You can take as many days off as you need to recover your muscles, but > remember that you then have to catch up. That might be hard and > discouraging. > 4. At the end of each month we will have a checkpoint. Those that confirm > that they completed their numbers get to stay in the challenge. We retire > those that did not. If you like, you can have your name listed on our > page, together with the level you achieved. > 5. We cannot bank push-ups for the next month. You are welcome to do more > than the required push-ups, but they do not carry forward to the next > stage. So for February 2019 you need to get past 5000 push-ups to complete > the challenge. > > For example, John Black cranks out 1000 push-ups in October, but only > manages 1800 in November. His name goes on the list as having achieved > bronze status in the challenge. We don't mention his 1800 in November. > Antonia Groen keeps up for 3 months, but then loses interest and stops. We > mention her as achieving gold status. > > I am going to join the challenge. I know it's a long slog doing this for > five months and will pace myself, building up strength over time. I am > already 46 years old and weigh 112 kg. If I can do it, so can you (barring > disability and injuries). Give it a try. Do lots of very short sets in > the beginning until the strength builds up. Then increase the sets until > you can to about 20 per set. No need to go beyond that. Even 15 is great. > > Don't only do push-ups. They are great exercise, but your whole body > needs a work-out. Go for a run. Dust off that old bicycle. Or do some > crunches and squats. > > To join in the fun, please head over here: > > https://www.javaspecialists.eu/challenges/15000push-ups.jsp > > Kind regards from Crete > > Heinz > > P.S. The second day will be sore. Just warning you :-) > > > > > > > > > > > If you no longer wish to receive our emails, click the link below: > > > https://iw127.infusionsoft.com/app/optOut/8/a6ca3d5100f0d052/7198060/9dc580090b7ff267 > > Cretesoft Limited 77 Strovolos Ave Strovolos, Lefkosia 2018 Cyprus > > > -- > Roberto Franchini > "The impossible is inevitable" > https://github.com/robfrank/ > https://twitter.com/robfrankie > https://www.linkedin.com/in/robfrank > >
